Unit D Optimus Way Glenfield Leicester Leicestershire LE3 8JR Data via plota.co.uk

26/0403/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of extension to enclose a second staircase, providing a secondary escape route from first floor. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 129.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Inside the Leicester built-up area; Priority habitat 47 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Blaby
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed
Postcode
LE3 8JR
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
Glenfield Ellis
Parish
Glenfield Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Southgate & Sarabia Architects

Decision outlook

Day 129, past the statutory target. 86% of extensions in Blaby are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 12973 days past the 56-day target
47%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
189decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Blaby in the last twelve months, from validation. Blaby decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14904466
Statutory expiry
3 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Blaby
Planning Authority Score
4.1/10
Below average
#190 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Blaby is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #237 out of 296. 53% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Blaby decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #76 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #50 of 296
50%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #237 of 296
53%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #239 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
32 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
80%
Change of use approved
35 decided
467
Total decisions
37 refused in the year to March 2026